1959 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team

The 1959 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors for their All-Atlantic Coast Conference ("ACC") teams for the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Selectors in 1959 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). Players selected to the first team by both the AP and UPI are displayed below in bold.

All-Atlantic Coast selections

Ends

• Pete Manning, Wake Forest (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Gary Barnes, Clemson (AP-1; UPI-1)

Tackles

• Lou Cordileone, Clemson (AP-1; UPI-1)
• Ed Pitts, South Carolina (AP-1; UPI-1)

Guards

• Mike McGee, Duke (AP-1; UPI-1) (College Football Hall of Fame)
• Tom Gunerman, Maryland (AP-1)
• Nick Patella, Wake Forest (UPI-1)

Centers

• Ross "Rip" Hawkins, North Carolina (AP-1)
• Paul Snyder, Clemson (UPI-1)

Backs

• Norm Snead, Wake Forest (AP-1 [QB]; UPI-1)
• Bill Mathis, Clemson (AP-1 [HB]; UPI-1)
• Joel Arrington, Duke (AP-1 [HB]; UPI-1)
• Jim Joyce, Maryland (AP-1 [FB])
• Phil Lavoie, South Carolina (UPI-1)

Key

AP = Associated Press^[1]

UPI = United Press International^[2]

See also

• 1959 College Football All-America Team

References

1. ""Home-Grown" All-ACC Team Picked By Associated Press". The Progress-Index. December 2, 1959. p. 24.
2. "Clemson Puts Four on All-ACC Selection". Statesville Record & Landmark. December 2, 1959. p. 17.